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My Buck winner's certificate was stolen!

I ordered a Buck fish knife from SMKW. The shield is in the shape of a bass fish. The normal shield is nickel silver. However ten of the knives were made with a gold plated shield. The recipients of these ten knives are the winners of a Bill Lowen prize package. There is a winner's certificate packaged with these ten knives.

http://www.smkw.com/webapp/eCommerce/products/Buck/Buck%C2%AE+Bill+...

I received my knife Saturday. When I opened the packing box, I found the knife box had already been opened. There was no sign of damage to the packing box or that it had been opened since leaving SMKW. So the knife box was definitely opened before it left SMKW. This is a picture of the way I found the box.

When I started examining the knife it looked like a golden shield. Inside under artificial light it was hard to tell for sure. Depending on lighting and angle, sometimes it looked golden, sometimes it was hard to say for sure. But when I took it outside in the natural sunlight, it definitely is golden. In the sunlight or shadow, it looks golden. Angle doesn't matter.

Here is a picture I took outside. Compare the shield to the bolster.

But there was no winner's certificate in the box. I am convinced that someone at SMKW opened the box and took the winner's certificate.

I plan to contact SMKW Monday and see what they can do.

The knife itself is fine. I love it. It will make a great addition to my fish knife collection. I would just like to be able to claim my prize package!

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on April 13, 2014 at 15:38

That's a shame. I hope you get your prize.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on April 13, 2014 at 20:25

You can tell it's the Gold one, just compare it against the silver bolster.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Wilkins on April 13, 2014 at 21:21

Hope you get this straightened out Charles. I can definitely see a gold color to that fish.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on April 14, 2014 at 11:16

Charles, you certainly have a collectors piece there, with a story to boot. Good luck with it.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 14, 2014 at 17:25

Hey what happened with todays calls?

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on April 14, 2014 at 17:28

I had a letter from my sister in law opened and robbed today. There's some bad people out there.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 14, 2014 at 17:49

Robert, you are so right there are! Makes knowing good folks all that more precious to me

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on April 14, 2014 at 17:51

I called SMKW today. They said send the knife back to them and if it is a winner, they will make it right.

So now another wait! I'm getting very familiar with their customer service dept. LOL

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on April 14, 2014 at 19:24

So Charles, you pay shipping there and back? I am not sure I'd play that game. I think an email picture, would do. How about your picture on IKC. I'll bet you they have probably seen it.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on April 14, 2014 at 19:25

Robert Burris said:

So Charles, you pay shipping there and back? I am not sure I'd play that game. I think an email picture, would do. How about your picture on IKC. I'll bet you they have probably seen it.